hectorshona (Free subscription) | 08/22/2009
Berlin – Allyson Felix restored American sprint pride when she beat Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica for a third straight 200 metres world title on Friday night. LaShawn Merritt added the world title to Olympic gold in the 400m when he beat Jeremy Wariner again, but there was also bad news for the US when the men’s 4×100m relay was disqualified for a faulty baton...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 08/22/2009
SO THE Americans finally got their first sprint title at these World Championships, and it couldn’t have come in a more graceful, impressive and convincing fashion than Allyson Felix. The two-time defending champion, still only 23, made it three 200 metres titles in succession, after producing a beautifully executed race to win in 22.02 seconds.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/22/2009
Berlin - Allyson Felix restored American sprint pride when she beat Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica for a third straight 200 metres world title on Friday night. LaShawn Merritt added the world title to Olympic gold in the 400m whe...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/21/2009
Berlin - Allyson Felix restored American sprint pride when she beat Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica for a third straight 200 metres world title on Friday night. The US men's sprint relay made the final a...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/21/2009
Berlin - Allyson Felix restored American sprint pride when she beat Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica for a third straight 200 metres world title on Friday night. Felix ran away from her rival on the home stretch and clocked 22.02 s...
IOL (Free subscription) | 08/15/2009
Jamaican sprint queen Veronica Campbell-Brown says it's time to get down to business as she prepares to lock horns with 200 metres rival Allyson Felix.
Running Wild with Coach Joe (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009
INDIANAPOLIS – Reigning world champions Tyson Gay, Bernard Lagat, Allyson Felix, Jeremy Wariner, Kerron Clement, Michelle Perry, Reese Hoffa and Brad Walker will lead a potent Team USA roster at the 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships. USA Track & Field on Tuesday announced the Team USA roster for the 12th edition of [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/31/2009
• Follows year's best of 9.77sec in Rome three weeks ago • Britain's Nicola Sanders wins 400m in 51.55sec Tyson Gay sent another warning to Usain Bolt that he has the credentials to defend his 100 metres world title with another stunning performance tonight, taking full advantage of an over-the-limit wind of 2.6m to defeat a field that included former world record holder Asafa Powell in...
BBC FREESAT HD TV BLOG. (Free subscription) | 07/27/2009
IAAF World Athletics Championship in HD on Freesat TV. Reach for your running shoes and sprint to the sofa, because this year’s World Championships in Athletics is coming to Freesat in high definition and subscription free. From Saturday 15 th to Sunday 23 rd August, the 12 th IAAF World Athletics Championship airs on the BBC HD channel. Olympic Champion Michael Johnson will join the BBC commentary...
Charlotte Observer: Sports (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
(Associated Press) Olympian Jennifer Barringer easily won the 3,000-meter steeplechase title at the U.S. track and field championships on Sunday, two days after qualifying for the event was marred by the barrier being set too high. Barringer, the American record holder, ran the event in nine minutes, 29.38 seconds, well ahead of second-place finisher Anna Willard . “Over the last 48 hours, there's...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 05/31/2009
• Tyson Gay wins New York sprint event in 19.58 seconds • Performance sends out warning ahead of World Championships Tyson Gay ran the third fastest 200 metres time ever in his victory at the Reebox Grand Prix in New York on Saturday. The American sprinter, whose Olympic hopes last year were ruined by a hamstring injury, romped home in 19.58 seconds as he underlined his potential ahead of...
Take 2 Online (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Swimmers Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff, track athletes Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell, Allyson Felix and Usain Bolt (among a host of others), gymnast Shawn Johnson and basketball stars Kobe Bryant and LeBron James will receive a majority of face time from NBC during the upcoming Olympic Games. But the athletes who have the most compelling stories are the following:
Beijing Olympics 2008 Live (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
BEIJING, July 7) -- Allyson Felix of the United States finished the 200 meters in 21.82 seconds and secured a ticket to the Beijing Olympics at the US Olympic track and field trials on Sunday. The 22-year-old Felix won three gold medals in the 2007 IAAF World Championships in Osaka, becoming the 1 Vote(s)
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